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Practical guides, honest comparisons, and opinions on running AI on your own hardware.
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Skales + Telegram: Control Your Computer from Anywhere in the World
Set up Skales' Telegram integration and you can send tasks to your computer from your phone, anywhere in the world. Here's how.
Custom Skills: How to Build Your Personal AI Toolkit
Custom skills are reusable prompt templates that transform Skales into a personalised tool. Here's how to build them for your specific workflow.
OpenRouter vs Ollama: Choosing the Right AI Backend for Skales
Both work great with Skales. Which one should you use? Here's a practical guide based on your use case, privacy needs, and hardware.
The BSL-1.1 License: What It Means for Skales Users
Skales uses the Business Source License 1.1. Here's exactly what that means for personal users, developers, and businesses — in plain language.
Skales V6.0.0 — The Living Agent: Release Notes
Full V6.0.0 changelog: what is new, what is improved, what is fixed, migration notes from V5, and what is coming next.
The Desktop Buddy: Reimagining What Human-AI Interaction Looks Like
AI interfaces are all the same: a text box in a browser tab. The Desktop Buddy is a different bet — a persistent, ambient AI that lives on your desktop.
Getting Started with Skales: From Download to First Automation in 10 Minutes
A complete beginner's guide: download, install, connect an AI provider, and run your first automated task — all in under 10 minutes.
Open Source vs Source Available: An Honest Explanation
BSL-1.1, MIT, GPL, Apache — here is what the licensing landscape actually means, why Skales chose BSL, and an honest account of what that costs and what it gives you.
How a 6-Year-Old Built a Snake Game with Lio AI in 12 Minutes
My daughter wanted a game. I told her to ask Skales to build it. Twelve minutes later she was playing Snake. Here's exactly how that happened.
Skales Now Speaks German, Spanish, and French
Skales v6 ships with full UI localisation in English, German (Deutsch), Spanish (Español), and French (Français). Here's what changed and why it matters.
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